Australian Domestic Season 2024/25

[Brodlach]

Jackson Bird says hello

[Booney]

Usman is back. They broke bread and there's no F1's on so he's in.

[wenchbarwer]

Usman is back. They broke bread and there's no F1's on so he's in.

Metaphorical bread, it's still Ramadan

[locky801]

Jackson Bird says hello

ShAt forgot about him

[Jim05]

Usman is back. They broke bread and there's no F1's on so he's in.

Metaphorical bread, it's still Ramadan

Yep, runs to the end of the month

[Armchair expert]

QLD is the worst result possible, they will win.

Peirson and Marnus to ton up.

Neser to get a bag plus runs

However the great Lloyd Pope to bowl us to victory on the last day

I can see us the first home side to get buggered by the points system.

[tigerpie]

Win toss bat for 3 days.

[Eagles2014]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

[Jim05]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

Sangha very unlucky IMO
Has scored 50+ in half his innings this season and a key reason why we have been good.

[Eagles2014]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

Sangha very unlucky IMO
Has scored 50+ in half his innings this season and a key reason why we have been good.

Agree, Sangha been awesome for us. Probably had to replace Patterson or Cartwright but their stats are better overall so makes it tough to fit him in

[Lightning McQueen]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

Sangha very unlucky IMO
Has scored 50+ in half his innings this season and a key reason why we have been good.

At an average of 71.6, very unlucky, could well of taken the spot of Edwards, two all rounders is a bit extreme but I don't know as much as the selection panel.

On a side note, looking through the list of stats I seen BAD Manenti, made me laugh a little, he could be crowned as the Golden Slipper.

[Jim05]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

Sangha very unlucky IMO
Has scored 50+ in half his innings this season and a key reason why we have been good.

Agree, Sangha been awesome for us. Probably had to replace Patterson or Cartwright but their stats are better overall so makes it tough to fit him in

Replaces Edwards IMO

[The Bedge]

Only two Redbacks made the Sheffield Shield team of the year, Carey and McAndrew. With such a dominant year just shows how we have not relied on few players and been a real consistent team effort. Good sign for the Final hopefully.

To be fair, that side is literally the 5x leading run scorers, 1x best all rounder, 4x leading wicket takers + best performing w/k.. it's all stat based.

[Brodlach]

Sangha only played 5 matches

Admittedly Carey only played 4 but was 10th on runs list.

[Brodlach]

Jake Lehmann 9th on the runs list, our second highest behind Hunt

Lehmann had 3 tons, two half centuries……and 3 ducks

[Brodlach]

Connor McInerney

One ton, three half centuries and four ducks for 508

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tens ... al-1477388

There is tension between Test batter Usman Khawaja and Queensland Cricket ahead of next week's Sheffield Shield final, but he is likely to be named in an extended squad for the final on Friday with a decision on whether he plays or not to come ahead of the game starting next Wednesday.

Khawaja, 38, and Queensland Cricket are at odds over his absence from the last Shield game of the season against South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval, where Queensland secured a draw which qualified them for the final against South Australia at the same venue.

Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes made strong comments on Wednesday suggesting that Khawaja was not injured and insisted Queensland's medical staff had declared him available for selection.

"That is my understanding from Cricket Australia staff as well. No hamstring issues as far as we are concerned," Dawes told reporters at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday.

"I go off our medical staff and there is no reason why he could not have played the last game. It's just disappointing he didn't play a game for Queensland when he had an opportunity to. I have got a bunch of blokes here that all want to play. I think we are disappointed he did not play the game against South Australia. That's the decision he made and he has communicated some of the reasons for that in the public. Hopefully he will make that decision to make himself available for next week and we will make that decision on Friday.''

Khawaja has already played 11 first-class matches this summer including seven Tests, meaning he has already played more games and days than any Australian domestic red-ball-only batter would play in a Shield summer in total. The 38-year-old has managed his schedule carefully in recent years, valuing rest over playing a lot of back-to-back games in order to remain mentally and physically fresh for his Test commitments as he attempts to extend his career as long as possible.

I've just taken a few snippets from the article and that last paragraph peaked my interest with Khawaja playing more red ball cricket than any other batter during the 24/25 season plus with him being 38, having a young family and participating in Ramadan I think people just need to take that all into consideration (irrespective whether he's injured or not) before criticising his decision to opt out of Queensland's last match and just appreciate what's he done for Australia since coming back into the team and becoming an incumbent opener.

[gadj1976]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tension-between-khawaja-and-queensland-builds-ahead-of-sheffield-shield-final-1477388

There is tension between Test batter Usman Khawaja and Queensland Cricket ahead of next week's Sheffield Shield final, but he is likely to be named in an extended squad for the final on Friday with a decision on whether he plays or not to come ahead of the game starting next Wednesday.

Khawaja, 38, and Queensland Cricket are at odds over his absence from the last Shield game of the season against South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval, where Queensland secured a draw which qualified them for the final against South Australia at the same venue.

Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes made strong comments on Wednesday suggesting that Khawaja was not injured and insisted Queensland's medical staff had declared him available for selection.

"That is my understanding from Cricket Australia staff as well. No hamstring issues as far as we are concerned," Dawes told reporters at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday.

"I go off our medical staff and there is no reason why he could not have played the last game. It's just disappointing he didn't play a game for Queensland when he had an opportunity to. I have got a bunch of blokes here that all want to play. I think we are disappointed he did not play the game against South Australia. That's the decision he made and he has communicated some of the reasons for that in the public. Hopefully he will make that decision to make himself available for next week and we will make that decision on Friday.''

Khawaja has already played 11 first-class matches this summer including seven Tests, meaning he has already played more games and days than any Australian domestic red-ball-only batter would play in a Shield summer in total. The 38-year-old has managed his schedule carefully in recent years, valuing rest over playing a lot of back-to-back games in order to remain mentally and physically fresh for his Test commitments as he attempts to extend his career as long as possible.

I've just taken a few snippets from the article and that last paragraph peaked my interest with Khawaja playing more red ball cricket than any other batter during the 24/25 season plus with him being 38, having a young family and participating in Ramadan I think people just need to take that all into consideration (irrespective whether he's injured or not) before criticising his decision to opt out of Queensland's last match and just appreciate what's he done for Australia since coming back into the team and becoming an incumbent opener.

Blah blah blah, he's high maintenance. Time to move him on.

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tension-between-khawaja-and-queensland-builds-ahead-of-sheffield-shield-final-1477388

There is tension between Test batter Usman Khawaja and Queensland Cricket ahead of next week's Sheffield Shield final, but he is likely to be named in an extended squad for the final on Friday with a decision on whether he plays or not to come ahead of the game starting next Wednesday.

Khawaja, 38, and Queensland Cricket are at odds over his absence from the last Shield game of the season against South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval, where Queensland secured a draw which qualified them for the final against South Australia at the same venue.

Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes made strong comments on Wednesday suggesting that Khawaja was not injured and insisted Queensland's medical staff had declared him available for selection.

"That is my understanding from Cricket Australia staff as well. No hamstring issues as far as we are concerned," Dawes told reporters at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday.

"I go off our medical staff and there is no reason why he could not have played the last game. It's just disappointing he didn't play a game for Queensland when he had an opportunity to. I have got a bunch of blokes here that all want to play. I think we are disappointed he did not play the game against South Australia. That's the decision he made and he has communicated some of the reasons for that in the public. Hopefully he will make that decision to make himself available for next week and we will make that decision on Friday.''

Khawaja has already played 11 first-class matches this summer including seven Tests, meaning he has already played more games and days than any Australian domestic red-ball-only batter would play in a Shield summer in total. The 38-year-old has managed his schedule carefully in recent years, valuing rest over playing a lot of back-to-back games in order to remain mentally and physically fresh for his Test commitments as he attempts to extend his career as long as possible.

I've just taken a few snippets from the article and that last paragraph peaked my interest with Khawaja playing more red ball cricket than any other batter during the 24/25 season plus with him being 38, having a young family and participating in Ramadan I think people just need to take that all into consideration (irrespective whether he's injured or not) before criticising his decision to opt out of Queensland's last match and just appreciate what's he done for Australia since coming back into the team and becoming an incumbent opener.

Blah blah blah, he's high maintenance. Time to move him on.

Has the second most runs in test cricket behind Joe Root since he's started opening.

[gadj1976]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/tension-between-khawaja-and-queensland-builds-ahead-of-sheffield-shield-final-1477388

There is tension between Test batter Usman Khawaja and Queensland Cricket ahead of next week's Sheffield Shield final, but he is likely to be named in an extended squad for the final on Friday with a decision on whether he plays or not to come ahead of the game starting next Wednesday.

Khawaja, 38, and Queensland Cricket are at odds over his absence from the last Shield game of the season against South Australia at Karen Rolton Oval, where Queensland secured a draw which qualified them for the final against South Australia at the same venue.

Queensland Cricket general manager Joe Dawes made strong comments on Wednesday suggesting that Khawaja was not injured and insisted Queensland's medical staff had declared him available for selection.

"That is my understanding from Cricket Australia staff as well. No hamstring issues as far as we are concerned," Dawes told reporters at Brisbane Airport on Wednesday.

"I go off our medical staff and there is no reason why he could not have played the last game. It's just disappointing he didn't play a game for Queensland when he had an opportunity to. I have got a bunch of blokes here that all want to play. I think we are disappointed he did not play the game against South Australia. That's the decision he made and he has communicated some of the reasons for that in the public. Hopefully he will make that decision to make himself available for next week and we will make that decision on Friday.''

Khawaja has already played 11 first-class matches this summer including seven Tests, meaning he has already played more games and days than any Australian domestic red-ball-only batter would play in a Shield summer in total. The 38-year-old has managed his schedule carefully in recent years, valuing rest over playing a lot of back-to-back games in order to remain mentally and physically fresh for his Test commitments as he attempts to extend his career as long as possible.

I've just taken a few snippets from the article and that last paragraph peaked my interest with Khawaja playing more red ball cricket than any other batter during the 24/25 season plus with him being 38, having a young family and participating in Ramadan I think people just need to take that all into consideration (irrespective whether he's injured or not) before criticising his decision to opt out of Queensland's last match and just appreciate what's he done for Australia since coming back into the team and becoming an incumbent opener.

Blah blah blah, he's high maintenance. Time to move him on.

Has the second most runs in test cricket behind Joe Root since he's started opening.

Yep, get that, but he doesn't wanna play in the Shield final. He's 'above that' so time for Cricket Australia to grow some you know what's and move people who don't want to do the right thing, on.